The articles in this section are written by consultants, producers, writers, logistics managers and production managers working in Europe and North America.

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The editor will be delighted to hear from you if you want to contribute an article or you have a question about any subject.

Latest Additions

• The Customer Centric Index – Get your staff to tell you exactly how to improve your Intranet
• The 10 things BT knows about engagement
• Employee engagement in India
• A cure for the common meeting?
• Wal-Mart’s videos spark an ethical crisis for production companies
• Smoke Screens and Mirrors: Business Change Survey Report
• Hard Numbers Beat Soft Impressions
• How to Create a Strong Workplace Reputation
• 24 hours of intranet innovation at a desktop near you
• The camera always lies

Top 10 Downloads

1. Internal Communication Templates
2. Video Production Templates
3. Communicating Through The Change Curve
4. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
5. Templates to make your life easier
6. Live Event Production Templates
7. Management Theories X, Y & Z
8. The Communication Plan Toolkit
9. The Shapes Test
10. Measurement In Internal Communications

Logistics

• How To Select The Right Venue
• Location Criteria
• In-House Venues
• Temporary Structures
• Catering
• Preparing For The Road
• Accommodation
• Contact Lists
• Production Floats, Expenses & Per Diems : How To Look After The Pennies
• Venues
• Choosing An Unusual Venue
• PA Kits
• On-Site Schedules
• Recces & How To Evaluate A Venue
• Invitations & Joining Instructions
• Managing The Get-Out
• Event Registration & Badging
• The Role Of The Logistics Manager
• Hostesses
• Commissions
• Designing Your Event Website
• Transport & Transfers
• Booking live music entertainment
• Social Programmes
• Toilets
• Security & Stewarding
• On-Site Production Office
• Organising an awards ceremony.
• Taking your event to far flung places?
• On-Site Communications
• Managing Venues & Costs
• Working Overseas
• Templates to make your life easier
• Booking Hypnotists & Mind-Readers
• Booking Circus & Interactive Artists
• Booking After-Dinner Speakers
• Booking Comedians & Impressionists
• VENUES TOOLKIT - Module 4 : Impactful Presentations To A Small Audience
• VENUES TOOLKIT - Module 5 : Impactful Presentations To A Larger Audience
• VENUES TOOLKIT - Module 6 : Impactful Presentations To A Series Of Larger Audiences
• VENUES TOOLKIT - Module 7 : Basic Parties
• VENUES TOOLKIT - Module 8 : Elaborate Parties
• The Logistics Toolkit - Module 1 : Basic Servicing For Straightforward Events
• The Logistics Toolkit - Module 2 : Servicing Larger, More Impactful Events
• The Logistics Toolkit - Module 3 : Full Servicing For Big Budget Events
• The Venues Toolkit
• The Logistics Toolkit
• Toolkit : Planning Christmas Events
• Toolkit : Planning Christmas Events - Module 2 : Successful Party Themes
• Toolkit : Planning Christmas Events - Module 1 : Basic Considerations